Paralympic games

Paralympic games,

series of international sports contests for athletes with physical, visual, and intellectual impairments. The games grew out of a gathering of British World War II veterans organized by Dr. Ludwig Guttmann on the opening day of the 1948 London Olympics. The first official Paralympic games were held in Rome in 1960 following the summer Olympics there, and the first winter Paralympics were held in Sweden in 1976. The Paralympics are governed by the International Paralympic Committee, and now take place immediately following the summer and winter Olympic gamesOlympic games,premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece

Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C......Click the link for more information. at their respective venues. Athletes are tested by a sports medicine professional for general functioning and movement ability and are given a classification that allows for fair competition among those of similar ability. Guides, wheelchairs, and prosthetics are used in some of the sports. Two sports are unique to the games: goalball, in which a team tries to get a heavy ball filled with bells into their opponents' net, and boccia, in which athletes try to roll, throw, or kick balls close to a target ball.

OMEGA has a long-term partnership with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and OMEGA President and CEO, Raynald Aeschlimann said: "There are so many dreams still to be achieved in PyeongChang and we feel very proud to fulfil our timekeeping role for the athletes at the Paralympic Winter Games.

Yoo Chang Yup informed at the signing ceremony, here at the APP headquarters, that the basic motive of launching the portal for the news agencies was to assist the news agencies all over the world to cover 2018 Pyeong Chang Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games to be held in South Korea in February and March 2018.

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The north west-based track and road cycling superstar has lent her support to the event, which is a free two-day multi-sport event for disabled people that aims to capture some of the enthusiasm built up over the London 2012 Paralympic Games and now into the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

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